Red Scotland! : the rise and fall of the radical left, c. 1872-1932 / William Kenefick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kenefick, William.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor movement--Scotland--History.

Labor movement.

Socialism--Scotland--History.

Socialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An excellent resource for teaching and learning, this book explores the rise and decline of left radicalism in Scotland c.1872 to 1932. A journey through these turbulent times observes the response of Scottish artisans to legal restrictions on trade-union activities in the 1870's, trade union formation among the unskilled from the late 1880's, and the origins and impact of the Scottish socialist movement. The Labour movement in Scotland was to face many new challenges by the twentieth century. During the era of 'Red Scotland', 1910 to 1922, we see Scottish workers fully engaged in the labour and

Contents:

COPYRIGHT; Contents; Acknowledgements; Tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Radical Scotland, c. 1872 to 1910: Themes and Issues; 2 Industrial Radicalism and the New Unionism; 3 Left Radicalism, Labour and Socialism; 4 Red Scotland, c. 1910 to 1932: Themes and Issues; 5 Labour Unrest, 1910 to 1914; 6 War Resisters and Anti-conscription; 7 War and Revolution and the Scottish Working Class; 8 The Fall of the Radical Left, c. 1920 to 1932; Epilogue: On Radicalism - and Exporting Scottish Left Radicalism; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [212]-221) and index.

ISBN:

0-7486-5343-0

1-280-95314-4

9786610953141

0-7486-3082-1

OCLC:

476101719